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azluminaria. org > 04/15/2026 > ua-removes-faculty-senate-role-in-honorary-degrees-raising-governance-concerns

UA removes Faculty Senate role in honorary degrees, raising governance concerns

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (784+ words) The University of Arizona has stripped the Faculty Senate of its role in approving honorary degrees, a shift faculty leaders say undercuts shared governance and signals growing friction with university leadership. Previously, the faculty senate " a representative governing body of…...

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azluminaria. org > 04/10/2026 > adaptive-sports-program-visits-southern-arizona-p-e-classes-wheelchairs-in-tow

Adaptive sports program visits Southern Arizona P. E. classes, wheelchairs in tow

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (478+ words) When her class moved outside for P. E. , special education teacher Tiffani Jaseph saw the excitement. After coaches and players from Adaptive Sports In Schools, or ASIS, unloaded dozens of wheelchairs at Copper View Elementary in the Sahuarita School District, they told…...

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azluminaria. org > 04/08/2026 > asdb-board-caps-teacher-salaries-in-meeting-that-may-violate-open-meetings-law

ASDB board caps teacher salaries in meeting that may violate open meetings law

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (1029+ words) Stay informed about local news and community stories With no published minutes, no livestream and fewer than 20 people present, the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Board of Directors voted last week to cap teacher salaries and…...

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azluminaria. org > 04/03/2026 > elvira-elementary-fourth-graders-catch-tucsons-final-four-fever

Elvira Elementary fourth-graders catch Tucson's Final Four fever

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (818+ words) Stay informed about local news and community stories While the Arizona Wildcats basketball team plays in the men's Final Four for the first time in 25 years, the Final Four in Matthew King's fourth-grade class includes Amina, Max, Sebastian and Azhael....

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azluminaria. org > 04/01/2026 > tusd-board-votes-to-cut-10-million-after-students-and-families-weigh-in

TUSD board votes to cut $10 million after students and families weigh in

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (442+ words) Stay informed about local news and community stories The Tucson Unified School District Governing Board voted unanimously Tuesday night on nearly $10 million in budget cuts for the coming fiscal year targeting programs across the district from transportation to fine arts…...

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azluminaria. org > 03/30/2026 > the-idea-of-doing-this-is-crazy-ua-grad-and-his-dad-begin-9600-mile-cycling-journey

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2+ week, 2+ day ago  (20+ words) The idea of doing this is crazy!" UA grad and his dad begin 9, 600-mile cycling journey'AZ Luminaria...

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azluminaria. org > 03/12/2026 > pueblo-high-maxwell-k-8-named-as-asdb-cooperative-sites-teacher-pay-cuts-tabled

Pueblo High, Maxwell K-8 named as ASDB cooperative sites, teacher pay cuts tabled

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (399+ words) Get our email and never miss a story After a month to reflect since officials voted to close the Tucson campus of the Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind and lay off about 60 employees here, students, staff…...

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azluminaria. org > 03/10/2026 > its-a-new-kind-of-threat-thousands-of-tusd-staffers-ask-for-more-ice-training

It's a new kind of threat: Thousands of TUSD staffers ask for more ICE training

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (522+ words) Get our email and never miss a story Students and staff will ask for more specific and comprehensive training on how to deal with potential U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement visits to Tucson Unified School District school campuses at tonight's Governing…...

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azluminaria. org > 03/09/2026 > ua-study-aims-to-understand-how-teacher-identity-shapes-southern-arizona-classrooms

UA study aims to understand how teacher identity shapes Southern Arizona classrooms

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (375+ words) Get our email and never miss a story Teaching Korean at an all-boys high school was foundational for Ji Hong's research as an educational psychologist. But her curiosity about educators was piqued long before that when observing her parents, who…...

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azluminaria. org > 08/01/2025 > first-bachelors-degree-program-for-pima-community-college-gets-approval-for-next-step

First bachelor's degree program for Pima Community College gets approval for next step

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (612+ words) Get our email and never miss a story Pima Community College will likely offer its first bachelor's degree program beginning in Fall 2026 after the Governing Board voted July 31 to submit the new program for accreditation. A bachelor's degree in elementary…...